Concordia Parish, Louisiana

Concordia Parish has a population of 18,174 and has shrunk 4.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $103,800, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $39,943.

Home price
$103,800
Income
$39,943
Population
18,174
Unemployment
11.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$103,800county
Median gross rent$771county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198054.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,419(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$834county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$647county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,139county
Home insurance / yr$5,986(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.3(statewide)
Median household income$39,943county
Family health premium / yr$23,190(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.581(statewide)
Poverty rate31.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.9%county
Unemployment rate11.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.7%county
Share of workers employed by government21.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.7%county
Economic output per resident$39,351county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.37%county
Top state income tax3.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax10.13%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service62 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport204603county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station65 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.4%county
Traffic deaths82.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-8.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.2%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment3396county
Students per full-time teacher11.5county
Free lunch eligible79.7%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year32.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year30.9%county
Frequent mental distress21.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population18,174county
Land area in square miles696county
People per square mile of land26.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store11.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract35.5%county
Population change since 2020-4.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age38.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.2%county
Share of households that are one person27.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages3.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents262county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-10county
Households that moved in322county
Households that moved away459county
Average income of arriving households$38,947county
Average income of departing households$41,935county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings21.2%(statewide)
Violent crime rate520(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.65 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F93 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing29 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days278 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$131county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,086 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity51.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas39.2%county
Homes heated by propane7.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband81.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk22.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk86.0county
Landslide risk23.3county
Hail risk59.2county
Earthquake risk49.7county
Tornado risk49.1county
Tropical cyclone risk77.4county
Extreme heat risk73.7county
Winter weather risk10.1county
Strong wind risk46.5county
Wildfire risk11.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Concordia Parish directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Louisiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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